Here i go again.... 😅😅 Color problems

[tiktilaok]

Yes, he is the first Chocolate that I ever had. He is also proof that Chocolate is sex-linked. Mated with a Coral Blue hen he produced both Chocolate and Royal Purple keets. The Chocolate keets could have only had one chocolate(?) gene and were all females.

Chocolate male

Yes, he is the first Chocolate that I ever had. He is also proof that Chocolate is sex-linked. Mated with a Coral Blue hen he produced both Chocolate and Royal Purple keets. The Chocolate keets could have only had one chocolate(?) gene and were all females.

Gorgeous guinea cock!
Is he from your flock? I mean, did he hatch from your birds? What color are his parents? Or was he purchased?

Last time i did a quick run down on my "chocolate" gfs, all i can see and hear are the sounds of females. Its like each and every one of them makes the female sound.. Im wondering, in the event that all of them are females, where to i breed them in the hopes of producing male chocolate birds? Do i put them back to the RP flock (senior birds), or do i breed them to the RPs with the same clutch as theirs?

 

[R2elk]

Is he from your flock? I mean, did he hatch from your birds? What color are his parents? Or was he purchased?

He hatched from purchased eggs. I assume that his parents were Chocolate.

Last time i did a quick run down on my "chocolate" gfs, all i can see and hear are the sounds of females. Its like each and every one of them makes the female sound.. Im wondering, in the event that all of them are females, where to i breed them in the hopes of producing male chocolate birds? Do i put them back to the RP flock (senior birds), or do i breed them to the RPs with the same clutch as theirs?

For the best chance of getting more Chocolates, breed them back to their father (if possible). That will produce both male and female Chocolates along with other possibilities. That is line breeding and is preferred to inbreeding.

 

[tiktilaok]

He hatched from purchased eggs. I assume that his parents were Chocolate.

For the best chance of getting more Chocolates, breed them back to their father (if possible). That will produce both male and female Chocolates along with other possibilities. That is line breeding and is preferred to inbreeding.

I reallt cant thank you enough, R2elk!!
You are always around, whenever my head spins with questions, uncertainties, and everything else!
Keep safe!

 

[Sydney65]

@Mixed flock enthusiast - look at the colors on this guinea. https://www.dreamstime.com/sky-blue-guinea-fowl-sitting-grass-image233582177

 

[R2elk]

@Mixed flock enthusiast - look at the colors on this guinea. https://www.dreamstime.com/sky-blue-guinea-fowl-sitting-grass-image233582177

That isn't what my Sky Blue guineas look like.

 

[Sydney65]

That isn't what my Sky Blue guineas look like.

I know...and I just wrote out a long post quoting & debating diff genetic statements that you've already stated flaws in. Then decided it was too convoluted to delve into at 4 in the morning, so I'll just leave it at "isn't it pretty?!"

 

[R2elk]

I know...and I just wrote out a long post quoting & debating diff genetic statements that you've already stated flaws in. Then decided it was too convoluted to delve into at 4 in the morning, so I'll just leave it at "isn't it pretty?!"

It is pretty.

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

@Mixed flock enthusiast - look at the colors on this guinea. https://www.dreamstime.com/sky-blue-guinea-fowl-sitting-grass-image233582177

Pretty indeed! Looks like a blue Guinea that’s had a few dust baths? Looks like you and R2elk don’t that it’s really sky blue. What do you think it is? Coral blue?

 

[R2elk]

Pretty indeed! Looks like a blue Guinea that’s had a few dust baths? Looks like you and R2elk don’t that it’s really sky blue. What do you think it is? Coral blue?

I have no idea what it is but it isn't a Sky Blue. It isn't a Coral Blue either. It doesn't look like a dust bath to me.

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

I have no idea what it is but it isn't a Sky Blue. It isn't a Coral Blue either. It doesn't look like a dust bath to me.

Guess it will stay a pretty mystery then.